The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Tackling Climate Change

Indigenous communities have always had a relationship with fire. It's an integral part of their land management practice. They have long used smallon rolled fires to promote the growth of food plants and reduce the risk of massive fires from forests choked with scrub. Victor stepenson is an indigenous fire practitioner who lives in queensland, australia. He's a descendant of the tagalaka people on his mother's side. The audio that you are about to hear has come from landcare australia and ganisation that he works with. And burning as seeing fire as an occasional friend is barely in the western forest protection play book.